Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 59 Issue 4

Guest editorial

Learning from intelligent failure: an organizational resource for school improvement

Schools are complex and imperfect organizations; thus, it is not possible for school leaders to completely avoid failures. The capacity to learn from failure is essential to the…

Learning from failure or failing to learn: perspectives of school principals

Educational organizations confront a number of failures along with successful practices. Although a potential learning source for organizations, failures encountered are not…

Planning for what? An analysis of root cause quality and content in school improvement plans

Limited research on root cause analysis exists in educational leadership. Accurately diagnosing and detailing root causes—the why—of organizational failure, as is relatively…

(In)effective leadership? Exploring the interplay of challenges, goals and measures in the context of school improvement

This study aims to explore the extent to which schools principals serving disadvantaged communities in Germany are able to set appropriate goals and choose suitable measures for…

Distributed leadership practices and student science performance through the four-path model: examining failure in underprivileged schools

As a failure analysis emphasizing school leadership in underprivileged schools serving socioeconomically disadvantaged and minority students, the study is interested in…

Weathering fluctuations in teacher commitment: leaders relational failures, with improvement prospects

Studies demonstrate the central role of principals in developing and sustaining teacher commitment to their school. Teachers' commitment to their school impacts teaching…

Failure is not final: principals’ perspectives on creating inclusive schools for students with disabilities

The purpose of this article is to describe and analyze how three principals attempting to establish effective inclusive schools for students with disabilities identified and…

Commentary – Let’s switch cognitive gears: leading school improvement through learning from failures and successes

Commentary – Can educational leadership researchers and school leaders both learn from failure? Yes, we can if together!